General Construction Superintendent
Wood · Abu Dhabi, UAE · onsite
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Construction Superintendent with a proven track record in overseeing and coordinating all on-site activities, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to quality and safety standards for a high-profile client.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world
Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.
We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.
Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.
What we can offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
- Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
- End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
- The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
- Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
- Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
- Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field
The key objectives for this role are:
The General Superintendent is responsible for the overall coordination, management, supervision and execution of all site construction activities for a multi-billion-dollar ADNOC Gas EPCM project at Habshan. The role ensures that all construction works are executed safely, efficiently and in accordance with approved engineering designs, project specifications, construction schedules, quality requirements, contractual obligations, ADNOC standards and applicable UAE regulations.
The position provides senior construction leadership across multiple disciplines, work fronts, contractors and subcontractors, ensuring effective integration between construction, engineering, procurement, planning, project controls, quality assurance, health, safety and environment (HSE), commissioning and operations teams. The General Superintendent is accountable for driving construction progress, optimizing resources, resolving site constraints, managing interfaces and maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and operational integrity within a complex, live or brownfield gas processing environment, where applicable.
The primary objective is to deliver the assigned project scope in accordance with the approved baseline schedule, budget, quality standards and contractual milestones, while minimizing construction risks, preventing incidents, maintaining workforce productivity and ensuring a safe and orderly transition of completed facilities to pre-commissioning, commissioning and ADNOC Gas operations.
- Provide overall leadership, direction and coordination for all site construction activities across the assigned project scope, ensuring alignment with project objectives, approved execution strategies, contractual requirements and ADNOC Gas expectations.
- Develop, implement and monitor construction execution plans, work-front strategies, resource deployment plans, construction methodologies and site logistics arrangements to achieve project milestones and completion targets.
- Lead and coordinate discipline superintendents, area superintendents, general foremen, construction supervisors, subcontractors and other site personnel across civil, structural, mechanical, piping, welding, electrical, instrumentation, control systems, HVAC, painting, insulation and other applicable construction disciplines.
- Ensure all construction activities are carried out in strict compliance with ADNOC HSE requirements, project HSE plans, permit-to-work procedures, risk assessments, job safety analyses, method statements and applicable UAE statutory requirements.
- Establish a proactive safety culture through visible leadership, regular site inspections, safety meetings, toolbox talks, hazard identification, incident prevention initiatives and timely closure of corrective actions.
- Coordinate daily, weekly and monthly construction priorities with the Construction Manager, Project Manager, planning and scheduling teams, engineering, procurement, quality, HSE, commissioning and client representatives.
- Monitor construction progress against approved schedules, identify critical-path activities and potential delays, implement recovery plans and ensure that sufficient manpower, equipment, materials and supervision are available to meet planned production targets.
- Drive productivity improvements through effective workforce planning, resource utilization, work-front optimization, constructability reviews, sequence planning and continuous monitoring of actual performance against established targets.
- Ensure construction work fronts are released in a timely manner through effective coordination of approved drawings, technical documents, materials, equipment, permits, access, scaffolding, temporary facilities and prerequisite activities.
- Oversee the implementation of approved construction drawings, specifications, technical procedures, inspection and test plans, quality control requirements and applicable international codes and standards.
- Coordinate with engineering teams to resolve technical queries, design discrepancies, requests for information, site technical issues and constructability concerns, ensuring that construction proceeds only against approved documentation.
- Manage construction interfaces between multiple EPC contractors, subcontractors, vendors, engineering disciplines, existing plant facilities and operational teams, ensuring clear responsibilities and minimizing disruption to adjoining work areas and operating assets.
- Coordinate brownfield construction activities, tie-ins, shutdown work, SIMOPS and work within operating gas processing facilities, where applicable, ensuring that all activities are adequately planned, risk-assessed, authorized and executed in accordance with ADNOC operational and safety requirements.
- Oversee the receipt, storage, preservation, distribution and installation of construction materials, bulk commodities, mechanical equipment, piping components, electrical and instrumentation equipment, ensuring traceability and compliance with project requirements.
- Monitor the performance of contractors and subcontractors, ensuring co